Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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LAMBETH BOROUGH-Deaths Registered from all Causes during the Year 1909 —continued. Note-The Deaths of Non-Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated in the District are excluded, and the Deaths of Residents occuring in Public Institutions situated beyond the limits of the District are included.
| Sub-districts. | Sub-Districts. | Total. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo. | Lambeth Church. | Kennington. | Stock-well. | Brixton. | Norwood. | No Address. | All Ages. | ||||||||||
| M. | F. | m | F. | M. | F. | M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | f. | M. | F. | M. | F | ||
| II Parasitic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Thrush, and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| III.—Dietetic Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Want of Breast Milk, Starvation | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Scurvy | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chronic Alcoholism | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Delirium Tremens | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| IV.— Constitutional Diseases. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rheumatic Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Rheumatism of the Heart | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Rheumatism | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gout | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Rickets | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 3 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 39 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 39 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 174 | 203 | 377 |
| Cancum Oris (Noma) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Tabes Mesenterica | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 15 | 16 | 31 |
| Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| Phthisis | 36 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 42 | 40 | 75 | 31 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 263 | 165 | 428 |
| Scrofula | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | ... | 1 | 43 | 25 | 68 |
| Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Other Constitutional Diseases | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Premature Birth | 12 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | ... | ... | 78 | 53 | 131 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Old Age | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 81 | 132 |
| 1.—diseases of Nervous System. | |||||||||||||||||
| Inflammation of Brain or Membranes | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 30 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 82 | 110 | 192 |
| Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ... | 6 | 5 | 25 | 14 | 39 |
| Epilepsy | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Convulsions | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ... | ... | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 18 | 10 | 28 | |
| Other Diseases of Nervous System | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 2. Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g., of Ear, Eye, Nose) | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 7 | 6 | 13 |